Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2016
Titel der Quelle:
מכלול; סדרת כנס פרדס
Angaben zur Quelle:
א (תשעו) 93-104
Keywords:
Hippocrates.
;
Maimonides, Moses,
;
Translating and interpreting Philosophy
Abstract:
Maimonides’ approach to interpretation of the Bible and rabbinic literature has already been well-studied. This paper, however, emerges from a perspective that has not yet received the attention it deserves: in one of his medical works, Maimonides presented a systematic discussion of hermeneutical method. Implicit in it is a treatment of two well-known principles: the ‘principle of grace’ and the ‘principle of loyalty.’ To some extent, these two principles oppose one another. The ‘principle of grace’ seeks to offer the most beneficent interpretation to the text, while the ‘principle of loyalty’ requires the avoidance of any external assumptions about its meaning. When Maimonides’ writings are re-considered in light of the discussion in his Commentary on the Aphorisms of Hippocrates, it becomes clear that he has applied both principles to varying degrees in his interpretations of medical books, of rabbinic literature and of the Bible.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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